根据约翰斯·霍普金斯大学的最新数据，截至美国东部时间3月26日18时，美国新冠肺炎确诊病例为82404例，累计死亡1178例，成为全球确诊病例最多的国家。美国总统特朗普则表示希望在复活节前“开放美国社会”，放宽疫情管控。

A man in a surgical mask walks by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as coronavirus continued to influence markets in Manhattan, New York City, New York, US, March 16, 2020. [Photo/Agencies] 

The US now has more confirmed cases of coronavirus than any other country with at least 82,404 positive tests.

截至目前，美国新冠肺炎确诊病例至少已达82404例，成为全球确诊病例最多的国家。

According to the latest figures collated by Johns Hopkins University, the US overtook China (81,782 cases) and Italy (80,589).

根据约翰斯·霍普金斯大学整理的最新数据，美国新冠肺炎确诊病例已超过中国（81782例）和意大利（80589例）。

More than 1,100 people with Covid-19 have died in the US.

美国新冠肺炎死亡病例已达1100多例。